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=====Performance Crashes=====

=== OpenCPN crashes, what should I do? ===

  - It is highly unlikely that uninstalling and reinstalling OpenCPN is going to resolve anything, really. But if you can't resist the temptation, help yourself, it is equally unlikely that it makes the things worse.
  - You should have a look into the logfile to find out whether it contains some clues that could help isolate the problem. If the crash is related to displaying a chart, try to isolate on which one and create the simplest possible scenario we could reproduce. You should try to get fresh charts.
  - You should try disabling OpenGL if it is enabled or vice versa.
  - While OpenCPN is not running, move the complete data folder (//C:\ProgramData\opencpn//  on Windows, //~/.opencpn //on Linux //~/Library/Preferences/opencpn//  / on Mac ) to a backup location and see whether something was rotten in your local OpenCPN data. Do **not**  delete it if you want to keep your waypoints, routes and tracks!
  - If on Linux, run opencpn from command line and see whether it produces a backtrace to help identify the cause of the crash.
  - Still on Linux, you can use gdb or another debugger to get the backtrace and help identify the cause of the crash.


=== Why is OpenCPN slow?===

  * A disabled plugin, whether managed or un-managed, does not get loaded, and cannot be responsible for performance deterioration at run-time.
  * There is some very small cost involved in inspection of all available plugins, enabled or not, during OCPN startup. This is a transient, probably 50 msec. or so.
  * If you are having performance problems, look to the graphics system. Are you using OpenGL?





